The PBOC uncovered violations during an inspection of WeChat Pay in late 2021. The payments network allegedly permitted the transfer and laundering of funds from illicit transactions, it said

China's industry regulator has given China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group approval to start sales of its inaugural electric car, the Hengchi 5 sport utility vehicle

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn said its Shenzhen operations would be suspended till further notice, while automakers Toyota and Volkswagen have also suspended some operations in Changchun

The rapid spread of Covid is heightening investors' worries over slowing growth. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 3.1%, and Shanghai Composite dropped 2.6%, its biggest daily fall since July 2020

Officials of US and other countries have sought to make clear to China that siding with Russia may carry consequences for trade flows, development of new tech and expose it to secondary sanctions

Comments come as the Fed is widely anticipated to hike interest rates this week amid higher inflation, while some expect PBOC to cut rates on medium-term loans on Tuesday

One of the world's top nickel producers faces massive losses on its short positions after prices soared over $100,000 per tonne last week and forced LME to halt nickel trading

The Chinese telecom equipment maker is on probation in the US after pleading guilty in Dallas in 2017 to illegally shipping US technology to Iran and North Korea

Australian PM Morrison said China had been "very clear" about aspirations to build a military base in the Pacific islands, but this had not occurred

The Chinese entities are facing major challenges after a local court told one of them to give up one of its mines

Opened to traffic on December 3, 2021, the China-Laos Railway stretches over 1,000km and links Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, to Laotian capital Vientiane

Risks of a rise in consumer prices and disruption to current-account balances have triggered strong foreign outflows from equities